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Pamela Mitchell, Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Defense (DOD) accepted the challenge of friendly competition during the 2014 National Feds Feed Families Kick-Off at the United States Department of Agricultureâs (USDAâs) Peopleâs Garden in Washington, DC, Mon. Jun. 2, 2014. The theme of this yearâs event is, âHelp Knock Out Hunger.â The USDA will lead the campaign with the support of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council and other agency partners, which officially begins on June 1 and will run through August 27, 2014. On stage behind Ms. Mitchell are Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. USDA Photo by Bob Nichols.

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